Day 15 Ledegos - Bercianos d Real Camino

Day 15: Ledegos to Bercianos del Real Camino 27 km

The abundance of wheat fields was overwhelming since leaving Burgos. The common chat in the dormitory last night was "Please give us a hill, an incline, a hillock, an accumulation of gravel, anything but flat."

The repetitive, seemingly infinite ‘meseta’ drained my energy, flat lined my enthusiasm, and stole my positivity.
Knowing this is the same path, for the next few days, dampened my mood.

Thankfully, in the morning at 6 am, I felt regenerated.

My perspective had shifted: the long, flat, dusty roads, lined by cornfields, may not be uplifting, but the ‘meseta’ possesses a multitude of positive aspects.
The area is peaceful; you can almost hear yourself think; it does not bow down to the modern world; the food and accommodation are basic, wholesome and welcoming; the villagers are kind, friendly and unassuming. It also offers the perfect conditions for reflection and atonement.

In my state of elation, I embraced the bitterly cold morning and trudged along ‘the meseta’ with fervent determination.

I arrived in Bercianos del Real and found my hostel. Tonight's bed was in a 4-person dormitory, consisting of two sets of bunk beds. My dormitory companions were two elderly ladies who were fast asleep and snoring.Read more